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OFFICIAL MINUTES
Second annual Membership Meeting
The 89'ers International Highway Association, Inc
Kanab, Utah; October 12, 1956
The opening business session was called to order by the President,
Ray . Stewart at 9:10 A.M.
The invocation was offered by Mr. David S. Frost.
The welcome address was given by Mayor G. R. Aiken of Kanab. The President suggested that since the minutes of the last annual
meeting had been covered in detail in bulletins to the membership, the
reading of said minutes be suspended and that they stand approved as
written,. There being no objections, it was so ordered„
The President announced the appointment of committee members as follows;
NOMINATING COMMITTEE: A. R. Peers, Chairman; Bentley Mitchell,
Dell Tayson
AUDITING COMMITTEE: Frank Sorgatz, Chairman; Mark Pugmire, Owen Walton.
ADVERTISING COMMITTEE: Burnett Hendryx, Chairman; Ion Schiess,
Harold Chadwick.
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE: William E0 Fraser, Chairman; D0 J„ Schmidt,
Reynalt Miller
The President asked that the Nominating Committee nominate a Director
for Canada, Mexico and Montana, each to serve for three years; and for
Wyoming, to serve the remaining one year of an unexpired term.
President Stewart announced that the Committees would meet directly
after recess and that the meeting would re-convene at 1:30 P.M. Members
were asked to present their problems and suggestions to the proper committees,
The meeting was recessed at 9:35 A.M.
RECESS
The afternoon session was called to order at 1:30 PSA, President Ray
V. Stewart, presiding.
The first order of business was the reading of a report by President
Stewart outlining the progress made by the association during the previous
yaar« The report contained details of various promotional and publicity
projects, and included a recap of membership effort„ The report stated
that during the past year, nine communities on U„S. 89 had filed applications
for the chartering of local 89'ers clubs, and that to d-te seven of these
areas had secured the required number of members and had been granted
charters,, The two remaining clubs, it was reported, a ere in the process
of completing their membership drive and were expected to aualify for charters
within the near future„
Total paid membership as of October 12 was reported as 467o While this
compares with 445 members reported at the 1955 convention, the President
pointed out that the actual gain was substantially greater than indicated
by the comparison,, This due to the fact that the 1955 membership figure
included all Chambers of Commerce on the route which has since been granted
complimentary honorary memberships, and were, therefore, not included in
the 467 paid members reported at this meeting.

OFFICIAL MINUTES
Second annual Membership Meeting
The 89'ers International Highway Association, Inc
Kanab, Utah; October 12, 1956
The opening business session was called to order by the President,
Ray . Stewart at 9:10 A.M.
The invocation was offered by Mr. David S. Frost.
The welcome address was given by Mayor G. R. Aiken of Kanab. The President suggested that since the minutes of the last annual
meeting had been covered in detail in bulletins to the membership, the
reading of said minutes be suspended and that they stand approved as
written,. There being no objections, it was so ordered„
The President announced the appointment of committee members as follows;
NOMINATING COMMITTEE: A. R. Peers, Chairman; Bentley Mitchell,
Dell Tayson
AUDITING COMMITTEE: Frank Sorgatz, Chairman; Mark Pugmire, Owen Walton.
ADVERTISING COMMITTEE: Burnett Hendryx, Chairman; Ion Schiess,
Harold Chadwick.
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE: William E0 Fraser, Chairman; D0 J„ Schmidt,
Reynalt Miller
The President asked that the Nominating Committee nominate a Director
for Canada, Mexico and Montana, each to serve for three years; and for
Wyoming, to serve the remaining one year of an unexpired term.
President Stewart announced that the Committees would meet directly
after recess and that the meeting would re-convene at 1:30 P.M. Members
were asked to present their problems and suggestions to the proper committees,
The meeting was recessed at 9:35 A.M.
RECESS
The afternoon session was called to order at 1:30 PSA, President Ray
V. Stewart, presiding.
The first order of business was the reading of a report by President
Stewart outlining the progress made by the association during the previous
yaar« The report contained details of various promotional and publicity
projects, and included a recap of membership effort„ The report stated
that during the past year, nine communities on U„S. 89 had filed applications
for the chartering of local 89'ers clubs, and that to d-te seven of these
areas had secured the required number of members and had been granted
charters,, The two remaining clubs, it was reported, a ere in the process
of completing their membership drive and were expected to aualify for charters
within the near future„
Total paid membership as of October 12 was reported as 467o While this
compares with 445 members reported at the 1955 convention, the President
pointed out that the actual gain was substantially greater than indicated
by the comparison,, This due to the fact that the 1955 membership figure
included all Chambers of Commerce on the route which has since been granted
complimentary honorary memberships, and were, therefore, not included in
the 467 paid members reported at this meeting.